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Curtains Closed

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It’s that time of the semester.  This week I ask that you reflect on the semester. What were the highs and the lows? What would you want to change & why? What have you learned that you will take with you into the next semester? For those of you who are graduating, what will you take with you into your first job outside college?

“Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty, free at last!”  Seriously, it’s been a fun experience.  Even though I despise social media I did enjoy exchanging with everyone.  Honestly I can’t say that the class had any lows, non that weren’t of my own doing anyway!  If I were to change anything about the class I’d nix the discussion board, which is a bit redundant in Lew of blogging, and replace it with a weekly bonus assignment consisting of the various papers such as the press release, psa, media advisory sheet, etc.  The weekly bonus paper should allow students to represent any organization of their choosing. This would allow students to get more practice writing such things & invite more practical creative experiences.  I have learned that I need to study the AP Stylebook the way Psychologist study the D.S.M, & that Mrs. Groover is a pretty groovy.

“Batter UP!”

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I’m not a fan of baseball & haven’t been since I played in little league, but if I worked in PR for one the professional ball clubs I have a few ideas of how they could improve game attendance.  First I’d research the demographics of those who attend, then based on that knowledge I’d implement some strategies to cater to that group,and some news strategies to reach those who aren’t attending simultaneously.  I feel this is an important approach because you don’t want to loose your steady fan base in an effort to reach others which frequently happens when organizations make changes to cater to others.  A couple of examples would be to try to reach more families by making games more family oriented. Put a halftime show in the middle of the game geared to kids in which some clown’s come out and play a mock Harlem Gobe Trotter style baseball.  Simultaneously you could include a mobile phone trivia game at halftime where adults can play for a sponsored product like a new car.  Hold lotteries raffles for season tickets, cash prizes, and games in which kids can win memorabilia/tickets.  I wouldn’t change strategies just based on if the team is winning or not.  I would implement strategies, and used what worked regardless of team ranking.  The goal is to increase game attendance every season.

Time Travel

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If you had the resources and the time, where would you want to travel? Why? What is it about the location(s) that make it desirable for you to want to visit?

If I had the money & time there are a few places I’d like to travel to, but first there’s the small business of buying my own personal security forces.  Not to take over the world you see, but some places I’d like to go visit are a bit hostile.  The first place on my list would be Tokyo because I love the culture, and it’s an Incredible city. next would be the ancients including: Greece, Egypt, Jerusalem, Rome & the Vatican.  I’d like to visit Africa because of it’s history, is calamity, and to discover the relationship it has with me an many other heretical transfers.  I wouldn’t want to visit merely the tourist areas of all these places, but also the forbidden areas. To experience a country’s completeness both good and bad is the ultimate experience.  Finally I’d like to visit North Korea just to say I’ve been there and made it out!  When’s the last time you’ve spoken to someone about their travels & they said to you North Korea?  

Tweeter v. Twitter (2012)

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Well tweet for a week  is over!  Before I give my final judgement on this project let me give a brief review.  I can understand the allure of social media sights such as twitter.  It’s another way of staying connected with friends, family, and acquaintances.  It also provides a medium for making new friends.  Over the semester we’ve learned of the many useful implementations social media provides to businesses and consumers.  Because of the influence and reach of social media, the bar of social responsibility among organizations has risen.  Social media provides tools which organizations can use to increase brand loyalty, consumer interaction, and evaluation of trends.  As with most things along with the good comes the bad.  Social media is flooding the media with negative influences. It often over exaggerates facts, ideas, and propaganda.  It takes away from the filtering process that media gatekeepers provide to insure the most important news gets heard.  Essentially everybody now has a megaphone to communicate. I feel there are some things that should be kept to ourselves and with social media less and less privacy can be seen.  Not everything is news or needs to be expressed. I say all this to state that I’ve done my fair share of tweeting, photo browsing, commenting, posting, and contacting “friends.”  I’ve done more than I care to imagine.  My experience with twitter was definitely the nail in the coffin for me.  What I hate most about twitter is that it’s basically an online service to text message others.  If I wanted to text message someone (which I don’t) I’d simply use my phone.  The things people tweet about most often aren’t worth the time to read about.  It’s an extension of what many consider entertaining, getting involved in somebody else’s life.  As far as I can see Twitter is just another service for attention seeking people to fulfill their needs.  If  you’ve got several thousand followers you’re a Twitter celeb.  “Congratulations, you’re important now!”  People do love to hear what you’re going to say next.  “You’re a star!”  I’ll see you on the red carpet…  Mostly what I got out of tweet for a week was aggravation.  I hate social media, which I’ve declared before.  That’s highly unlikely to changed because I’m using a different form of it!  I don’t know if I’ll continue to tweet.  It depends on how profitable tweeting will be.  As far as getting value from continued tweeting, If tweeting will put a Jag in my driveway I’ll say it has some value.  Otherwise it has no value.  It’s not a great way to keep in touch with friends and acquaintances, Facebook is better for that.  Nothing says you care about someone more than a phone call or leaving a nice letter in their email.  Adios Twitter!…

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Old But Not Out

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I think the best way to reach another generation with technology is to show them first hand and relate it to something they currently do. Anybody can adjust. People once used typewriters now we use keyboards & computers. Nothing quite beats hands on learning. If show how technology can enrich their lives by letting them use it as you walk them through it, I think they’ll appreciate it more.

 

PRCA-3330 Comments

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Here are some posts that I’ve commented on, check them out!

Author: Sydney Brown

Link: http://sb03182.wordpress.com/2012/04/05/childhood-tv-shows/#comment-57

 

Author: Britni Ellison

Link: http://ellison2011.wordpress.com/2012/04/04/90s-is-where-is-it/#comment-80